According to the classic definition of documentary, it can be clear that the most important feature of documentary is its non fiction, that is, the authenticity of recording materials, but the definition of “creative processing” leads to the broadness of the extension boundary of documentary, which leads to the special branch of animated documentary. Animation documentary is a kind of film type combining animation and documentary.
Different from the general documentary form, it may seem unique and absurd to present it with animation, but this is just an innovative form. The new form of animation, as an “alternative excavation of realism”, challenges the traditional way of documentary production. The challenge lies not only in the way of presentation, but also in the challenge to the meaning of “truth”.
The essence of documentary is fiction, that is, the fiction of reality. The biggest characteristic of animation is to assume that no matter the character image or the scene itself can not be found from the reality at all. However, the animation character or the animation scene are all the mapping of real life. Moreover, the animation documentary is quite different. All the virtual animation characters and scenes it presents have real people and things as the prototype. ” This point and based on the real events adapted from the film and some of the same place.
ANIM223 - HISTORY OF ANIMATION - FALL 2019 